Ctenochares bicolorus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ctenochares bicolorus is a wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Originally from Africa, this species has spread and is considered invasive in many other parts of the world. It is a pupal parasitoid of Chrysodeixis chalcites. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 611th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Ichneumonidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonid Wasps) are Orchid Dupe Wasp (about 10%) and Cream-Spotted Ichneumon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
